Distillation coffee-pot.



No. 680,958. Patented AugQZO, |90I.

W. A BABRINGTM msTlLLmloN con-'Era Po.

(Application led Nov. 10. 1900.) (No Model.) 2 Shees-$heet l.

N0.' 680,958. l i Patented Aug. 20, |90l.

W. A. BARBINGTN. IIIISTILLATIONv COFFEE POT.

(Application filed Nov. 10, 1900.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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VILLIAM A. BARRINGTON, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

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SPECIFICATlON forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,958, dated August 20, 1901.

Application tiled November l0, 1900. Serial No. 36,089. (No modelJ To all tch/071i, t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. EARRING- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson, State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Distillatiou Coffee- Pots, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to coffee-pots; and it has for its principal object the provision of means for making au infusion of coffee by the process of distillation.

In all the processes of making coffee in which the admixture of water and ground coffee is boiled, steeped, or dripped the resultant liquid is, properly speaking, a decoctiou having in solution the deleterious coustituen ts of codeejucludi ng tannic acid,while the finer exceedingly-volatile essential oils from which are derived excellence of flavor and aroma and the stimulating element derived from caffein are vaporized and lost in the escaping steam evolved by such processes. By the process of distillation the action is not so vigorous as to liberate or separate the deleterious qualities, and the resultant liquid is au infusion which contains only the more desirable constituents which yield excellence of flavor, aroma, and stimulus. The essential point is therefore to avoid excessive cooking and to condense the vapor which arises from the admixture and return the said vapor iu liquid form to the infusion. This cau be accomplished by practicing what is known as distillation,aud the object of my invention, as before stated, is to provide means whereby this process may be executediu a coffeepot. My invention provides such a pot,which is also extremely simple in construction, accessible in all its parts and surfaces for cleaning purposes, devoid of crevices, corners, or surfaces liable to collect or retain as a deposit or coating sediments or impurities tending to vitiate succeeding infusions made therein. It also exposes a comparatively large condensingsurface and is provided With a compact condensing-chamber, from which in the act of pouring coffee from the pot no escape of water therefrom can occur, While the location and arrangement of said chamber are practically confined to the cover of the pot, whereby the interior of its body portion is not thereby reduced in capacity, nor is accessibility thereto impeded.

Further objects and advantages of the iuvention will appear iu the following description and the'novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out iu the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective of a coffee-pot provided with iny iuvention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section. Fig. 3 is a perspective of the cover and coudensing-chamber, and Fig. Li is a detailed perspective of the water-supply tube.

A represents the body portion of the pot, which portion may be of any well-known construction aud outline. W'ithin the body portion and upon suitable means, such as inwardly-projecting studs B, is supported a iiiter C, made of suitable textile material iu bag form and having an expanding-ring D, of wire, inclosed in the upper edge or mouth of the bag or lter. This edge with the ring therein rests upon the studs, While the bottom of the filter preferably reaches (though not necessarily) nearly to the bottom of the pot.

Eis the cover,ha\*ing the usual lifting-knob E and flange E2, fitted inside of the body A, the cover being either hinged to or entirely separable from the body, as desired. The general outline of the coverE is bell-shaped,

and beneath and to it is secured a similarlyshaped wall F, which constitutes the bottom of the condensing-chamber F, and iu or ou the bottom is fitted a threaded nipple F2 and a threaded cap F3 for the same.

Gr is a receiving, regulating, and directing tube for the introduction of hot Water to the central portion of the filter C. The tube G is also mounted on thecover by passing the same through au opening therein, audit may be secured to the bottoni of the condensingchamber by solder or otherwise. The outer end of the tube for a finished appearance may be folded against the cover and soldered or not, as desired. The inner end of the tube is materially contracted, as shown, so that hot water introduced therethrough must be slowly introduced. This simply and positively secured slow introduction of the hot Water is an important point, as it insures perfect percolationfand the delivery of the hot IOO water at approximately the center of the filter has its advantages.

It being understood that the pouring-spout I-I is provided with a cover H and that the cover E is fitted to the body, as in ordinary coffee-pots, there is no escape of steam or vapor from the interior of the pot, because the extended condensing-surface acts immediately and effectively to condense all rising vapor or steam, sothat no dependence is required upon a very tightly tting cover to the pot.

It will be seen that an opening into the top of the chamber F, fitted with an ordinary loose cover, would permit leakage of the cold water when pouring coffee from the spout II, and in such case also the chamber could not be completely filled; but only such quantity as could be held below and at one side of such opening in the top could be putin the chamber. .By locating the opening at the bottom of the chamber such leakage cannot occur and the chamber can be entirely filled, thus providing a larger body of cold water and effecting a more prompt and perfect condensation of steam and vapors. Furthermore, as the water cools after each successive use the same body of cold water may be used for a long time.

A further and important advantage `secured by placing a filling-opening in the bottom of the condensing-chamber instead of the top is that said opening must of necessity be tightly closed to prevent the escapement of cold water therefrom, so as to fall directly upon the coffee below. When afillingopening is located on the top, as heretofore, carelessness on the part of servants often results in the partial closure of the opening, whereby the water evaporates or leaks out when pouring coee, and thus requires more frequent supplies of fresh water than when located in the bottom.

The manner of use and operation are as follows: A charge of ground coffee is deposited in the filter C, the chamber F filled with cold water, the coverE closed down upon the body, and a suitable quantity of hot water is introduced at the tube G, which directs the hot water toward the center of the filter and of the mass of coffee therein, whereby thorough percolation is secured, and no water passes directly through the filter without contact with the coffee. Steam or vapor at once rises,

carrying with it the ner and more volatile oils of the coffee, and the vapor contacts with the cool bottom of the chamber F and is immediately condensed and falls in substantially a liquid form to the infusion being produced, thus retaining therein the fine flavor of the coffee. This completes the process. None of the grosser qualities are liberated by an excessive o`r prolonged treatment like steeping, boiling, or dripping.

From the foregoing it will be seen that compactness with an extended condensing-surface, accessibility for cleansing with avoidance of lodgments for sediment, control of hot-water supply, and preservation of aroma and flavor are all secured by a simple economic construction.

Itis apparent that variations in general outline, proportions, and details of construction may be made by those skilled in the art Without a departure from my invention, and I therefore do not limit the same to exactly those herein shownand described.

vVhat -I claim isl. A distillation coffee-pot comprising a body portion having a pouring-spout and an imperforate cover forming the upper wall of a condensing-chamber, the lower wall of which is provided with a filling orifice and with means-for closing the same, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. A distillation coffee-potv comprising a body portion having a pouring-spout and an imperforate cover forming the upper wall of a condensing-chamber, the lower wall of which is secured to the upper wall and provided with a filling-opening and a closure therefor, and a filling-tube supported in the top of the cover, directed toward and ending near the center thereof and contracted at its inner end; substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A distillation coffee-pot comprising a body portion having a pouring-spout and an imperforate coverhavingacondensing-chamber therein, the lower wall of which is provided with a filling-orifice and with means for closing the same, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. BARRING'ION.

Witnesses:

E. B. STOCKING, ALFRED T. GAGE.

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